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I don't think he is overrated when looking at his whole career. Like Big Nog and Wanderlai, Fedor is just no longer in his prime.

MMA has changed a lot but I really think age has caught up to Fedor. Yes, I know Dan Henderson is much older than Fedor, but athletes decline at different rates. (Look at how much Tiger Woods has dropped off in the past couple of years, and he is of similar age to Fedor.) Not everyone is like Henderson or Couture and can continue into their late 30s/early 40s, they are definitely outliers.

I think Fedor in his prime would have destroyed Dan in his prime. MMA math does not always add up, but watch video of Fedor and Henderson after their 2002/2003 fights with Big Nog, which Fedor won decisively and Henderson lost via submission. Fedor is 10X faster back than and his reaction time is so much better than he has displayed recently. Fedor of 2005 would not have gotten taken down by Big Foot, and would have reacted when Henderson went to take his back.

His reaction time has declined so much and his punching accuracy has also dropped.
It is hard to know if he can get this back by changing camps, but I would love to see him move to the US and join a good camp, such as Greg Jackson’s camp.

it's cliche at this point, but michael jordan is no longer the best basketball player alive, but he is still the best in history. i hate this 'does losing tarnish your legacy' crap. the man ruled the sport for a decade and now age has caught up with him. does that mean he was overrated ten years ago? five? one? or more importantly... comparing him to anderson silva, do four losses at the end of your career leave more of a damaging mark than four at the beginning?

fedor never fought for himself, he fought for his family or his country or his god. at this point, maybe he really has lost the motivation he once had. henderson has kept getting hungrier, but fedor seems to want to move on.